Will recapture of presidential palace change course of Sudan war?
Sudan's army has retaken the presidential palace from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but what's next after two years of war?
Will recapture of presidential palace change course of Sudan war? – BBC.com
- Will recapture of presidential palace change course of Sudan war? BBC.com
- Sudan’s Army Retakes the Presidential Palace in Khartoum The New York Times
- Sudan's army takes control of the presidential palace, 2 years after war broke out NPR
- Sudanese military says it seized key buildings in Khartoum after retaking the Republican Palace The Hill
- Sudan’s army seizes control of central bank amid steady gains in Khartoum Al Jazeera English
Will recapture of presidential palace change course of Sudan war?
Sudan's army has retaken the presidential palace from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but what's next after two years of war?
German tourist arrested after scaling Chichén Itzá pyramid during spring equinox – Mexico News Daily
- German tourist arrested after scaling Chichén Itzá pyramid during spring equinox Mexico News Daily
- Tourist Attacked by Locals After Climbing Forbidden Mayan Temple in Mexico PEOPLE
- Tourist booed for climbing sacred Mayan pyramid in Mexico Yahoo
- Moment German tourist is attacked by furious locals while being dragged away by security after climbing the st Daily Mail
- German tourist arrested at Mayan historical site of Chichen Itza for climbing ancient pyramid Washington Times
Columbia University caves to demands to restore $400m from Trump administration
Measures include empowering security officers to arrest people, and reassigning control of Middle East department
Columbia University has yielded to a series of changes demanded by the Trump administration as a pre-condition for restoring $400m in federal funding the government pulled this month amid allegations that the school tolerated antisemitism on campus.
The university released a memo outlining its agreement with Donald Trump’s administration hours before an extended deadline set by the government was to expire.
Continue reading...Trump revokes legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
Move takes effect on 24 April as president weighs also stripping parole status from some 240,000 Ukrainians in US
Donald Trump’s administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice on Friday, in the latest expansion of his crackdown on immigration.
It will be effective on 24 April.
Continue reading...Australian tourist killed and two injured as snorkelling boat capsizes off Bali
Boat carrying 13 people capsizes in rough seas while travelling to island of Nusa Penida
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A snorkelling boat carrying 13 people, including 11 Australian tourists, capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Friday, killing a woman and injuring two others, police said.
The Sea Dragon boat was on its way from a port in Bali to Nusa Penida, a popular tiny island near Bali, when it was overwhelmed by high waves, local police spokesperson Agus Widiono said.
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Continue reading...Tense protests grow in Turkey over Istanbul mayor’s detention – Reuters
- Tense protests grow in Turkey over Istanbul mayor's detention Reuters
- Thousands rally in Istanbul as Erdogan issues warning against protests over mayor’s arrest The Associated Press
- Violent clashes as Turkey protests continue over detention of Erdogan’s main political rival CNN
- Turkey's market rout worsens amid protests, worst stock slump since 2008 Reuters
- Thousands join march in Turkiye’s Istanbul to protest mayor’s arrest Al Jazeera English
Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East in ramp up against Houthis – POLITICO
- Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East in ramp up against Houthis POLITICO
- SECDEF Hegseth Extends USS Harry S. Truman Deployment in Middle East, Carl Vinson Heading to CENTCOM USNI News
- US to send second aircraft carrier to Middle East to combat Houthis- report The Jerusalem Post
- Hegseth Orders Pacific Aircraft Carrier to Middle East Amid Houthi Strikes Newsweek
- US to deploy second aircraft to Middle East as it preps increased military force posture Al Arabiya English
London’s Heathrow Airport partially reopens after fire cut power – The Washington Post
- London’s Heathrow Airport partially reopens after fire cut power The Washington Post
- Heathrow Airport closed latest: Heathrow hopes to run full operation on Saturday as it starts moving aircraft BBC.com
- What Caused the Fire That Shut Down Heathrow Airport? The New York Times
- London’s Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport The Associated Press
- Sheriff Eric Flowers speaks on 2nd arrest made in fatal home invasion Yahoo
Earth Could Have Billions More People Than We Ever Realized – ScienceAlert
- Earth Could Have Billions More People Than We Ever Realized ScienceAlert
- Oops, Scientists May Have Severely Miscalculated How Many Humans Are on Earth Yahoo
- Global gridded population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population Nature.com
- There May Be Way More Than The Official 8.2 Billion People On This Planet, New Study Suggests IFLScience
- There could be billions more people on Earth than previously thought The Independent
Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies in Surrey aged 86
Soviet spy defected to Britain from Moscow under threat of exposure after supplying information to MI6 and MI5
Oleg Gordievsky, the UK’s most significant cold war double agent inside the KGB, has died at his home in Surrey aged 86.
Gordievsky, who would eventually defect to Britain from Moscow under threat of exposure, was considered a key agent operating for the UK’s intelligence services working within the Soviet Union.
Continue reading...What challenges lie ahead for the new IOC president?
Zimbabwean lands top job in world sport.
Denmark and Finland urge caution for US-bound transgender people
Travel advice updated amid reports of ordeals at US border after Trump said country would only recognise two genders
Denmark and Finland have updated their US travel advice for transgender people, joining the handful of European countries that have sought to caution US-bound travellers in recent weeks as reports emerge of ordeals at the American border.
Denmark said this week it had begun advising transgender travellers to contact the US embassy in Copenhagen before departure to ensure there would be no issues with travel documents.
Continue reading...Rubio slams CNN report he’s ‘frustrated’ by Witkoff’s role – The Hill
Hundreds arrested in third night of Turkey protests
Police arrested Istanbul's mayor, a key opposition figure, on Wednesday, sparking protests.
Three people die attempting to cross US-Mexico border amid California storm
Authorities found two men and one woman dead in Otay Mountain wilderness due to harsh terrain and cold weather
Three people died last week as they attempted to cross the US-Mexico border near San Diego, California, amid a storm that brought near freezing temperatures to the challenging mountain terrain, according to the US border patrol.
Border patrol agents responding to two separate distress calls – that came within less than an hour of each other on 14 March – discovered two men and one woman deceased in the Otay Mountain wilderness area, the agency said in a statement. The following evening authorities responded to another call from someone stranded in the mountains with a broken ankle, according to the statement.
Continue reading...Netanyahu’s targeting of an Israeli spy chief and the attorney general
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to fire the Shin Bet spy chief and Israel's attorney general.
Thousands join march in Turkiye’s Istanbul to protest mayor’s arrest
Thousands gather near Istanbul's town hall in support of the city's recently arrested mayor.
UK to host further military planning sessions on Ukraine – POLITICO Europe
- UK to host further military planning sessions on Ukraine POLITICO Europe
- Europe Hatches Plans for Ukraine Peacekeepers Without U.S. The Wall Street Journal
- UK will next week accelerate plans for Ukraine peacekeeping force Reuters
- Putin would breach Ukraine deal if it is not defended, says PM BBC.com
- UK to accelerate military planning to support Ukraine, No 10 says The Guardian